Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale
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Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (P.A.T.), in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, is a list of traditional regional food products similar to the Protected Geographical Status
Protected Geographical Status
Protected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...

. However, the products may not qualify for pan-European approval, and as such P.A.T. is only applicable within Italy.

Production is mainly controlled by each regional
Regions of Italy
The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....

 government, with the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies is an Italian government ministry....

only controlling the list.
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